3DS

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– Submarine and periscope modes in the Nintendo World 2011 demo
– Submarine mode is set from a side perspective
– Guide the submarine to a goal
– Take out obstacles and enemy ships
– Avoid enemy fire
– Control the submarine through a control panel on the touch screen
– Slider controls on the control panel to dive and rise to the surface
– Can also make the submarine move forward and in reverse
– Completely stop the ship by centering both sliders
– Dash to the water’s surface by keeping the horizontal slider centered and moving the vertical slider all the way to the top
– Missiles and masker controls
– Fire missiles up or forward
– Use missiles to destroy obstacles and other ships
– Use masker to mask your ship when enemies are firing missiles at you
– Masker depletes your air supply
– Have to rush to the surface to replenish air supply when your air is running out
– Map of the stage on the touch screen
– Zoom in on the map close to your submarine
– Zoom out to show the full play field
– Map marks where you’re going and shows islands and obstacles
– Takes time for the ship to adjust height and speed
– Controls change based on the submarine you’re using
– Choose your submarine before a mission
– One ship appears to allow for its angle to be turned up and down
– One mission: Swim from left to right, large island obstacle in the middle of the stage, need to dodge it by going below it, first have to get boulders out of the way with missiles, enemy ships present as well
– Ship will never move too fast, even at top speed
– Periscope mode: Control the ship’s periscope
– 360 degree view
– Fire at ships passing by
– Zoom in and out, dive and surface with slider controls
– Gyro-based controls for periscope (like Zelda, optional)
– Can use a slider to control periscope as well
– Periscope mode stage: Ships pass by, don’t try to fire at you, some ships in the distance required timing to hit the moving target
– Ship will flood when you’re hit by a missile
– Can repair damaged areas with the stylus
– “download play” option was in the menu

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3DS region-clock

– Unconfirmed
– Sounds like the 3DS will be region-locked
– DSi was region-locked, DS/Lite were not
– Primary reason Nintendo does region-locking is for piracy

3DS Game Coins

– Shown in screenshots/video
– Different theories about what it actually does

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The images above apparently come from yet another Taiwanese 3DS fan who somehow managed to get his hands on the system. A bunch of photos were taken, most of which provide a look at the system’s innards.

Thanks to Captain N for the tip!

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The screenshots above are from the PSP title, but you can expect the 3DS version to look very similar. BlazBlue Continuum Shift 2 will be released in Japan on March 31.

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– Nintendo World 2011 demo starts with an anime movie carnival scene
– Can only turn the 3D completely on or off for pre-rendered footage (applies to all games)
– After the video, Professor Layton and Luke arrive in Montedoll
– 3D character models instead of 2D drawings
– Overhead map on the touch screen
– Layton and Luke can move when you tap the map on the touch screen
– Notebook-like mouse pad on touch screen when investigating areas of interest in the backdrops on the top screen
– Slide the stylus on the touch screen to move goggles on the top screen
– Tap the spot when you see a point of interest
– First puzzle: set on a corncob, 2 beetles stuck in grooves formed by removed kernels, the two are separated by a wall of kernels, guide one beetles through grooves util it reaches the other
– Another puzzle: on an iceberg with 6 penguins, has a king penguin who wants to be moved to the center, penguins will move forward until they hit something or fall off when you touch one, position all penguins so the king can reach the center
– A lot of layering effects for 3D usage
– Characters, dialogue box, background, other elements are layered for conversation scenes

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– Two stages in the Nintendo World demo: Chapter 1 “Palutena’s Second Coming” (easy) and Chapter 4 “Sights of the God of Death” (hard)
– Three weapons: sword, claw and satellite
– Completely on-rails in the air
– Full 360 degree control over Pit while on the ground
– Move around the level with no fixed path on the ground
– Move Pit with the Circle Pad
– Aim with stylus
– Shoot with L
– Tap the Circle Pad quickly in a direction to dash
– Hold L for continuous fire
– Pit will charge his weapon when you let go of L
– Laser shots become melee attacks when you’re near an enemy
– Continue to press L for a simple combo
– Flick the stylus to turn Pit’s viewpoint around while on the ground
– Tap again to stop viewpoint turning
– Sakurai described the above like spinning a globe
– Run through city streets in the first stage
– Arena-style area in the second stage, contains different enemies and gimmicks
– Fourth stage boss requires you to fight on two height levels due to its size
– Pit must go back and forth between the two levels to hit the boss’ head and feet
– A lot of dialogue
– Voice acting: Minami Takayama as Pit and Aya Hisakawa as Palutena in the Japanese version
– Mission briefings between the two characters
– The heads of dragon boss Hewdraw have their own personality, will argue with one another while you fight
– Nintendo looking into character products
– Pit/Patulena figure shown by Sakurai
– The figure may/may not become a retail product, but will be used as a model for the construction of a 10 meter tall float for the Gosho Gawara Tachineputa festival

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According to a Nintendo of Japan customer service representative, the 3DS will be region-locked. This means that if you import a Japanese system and attempt to play a North American game, it simply will not work.

As disappointing as the news is, I don’t think this should be a big surprise to anyone. After the DSi implemented region locking, there really was no going back. Nintendo has yet to officially comment on the issue, but I’d say this rumor is very likely.

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Super Monkey Ball 3D will be released in Japan on March 3rd for 4410 yen.